EarzUp!

 We take the Welcome to Disneyland tour and let you know all about it Disneyland offers several tours of varying complexity and interest levels.  Seeing as we are in the business of knowing everything about the park, it is our duty to take each of these tours and report back to you on the content, and if they are worth the time (and cash!)   The first tour we took was the Welcome To Disneyland tour.  This is one that is more geared for folks who have never been to the park before in their lives, and gives you a pretty extensive 2.5 hour walk about DCA and Disneyland.  At the end you get a pin and some Fastpasses, and your day is fairly planned out for you.  Was this tour worth the $25 price tag?  Find out!

Are you fan enough for Disneyland Social Clubs? Join us as we interview Michael (aka "The Cap'n") from Main Street Elite, which is one of many Disneyland Social Clubs - essentially groups of folks who love going to the park.  Maybe you have seen them walking about - they have Disney-related patches on their jackets and smiles on their faces.   Michael is the founder of Main Street Elites, and he was nice enough to take time to explain the whole idea of Disneyland Social Clubs to us, how he started his, and what the reaction has been like from guests as well as Cast Members at Disneyland.   The entire thing was fascinating to us and sort of restored our ideals of the Disneyland fan.  Meaning, you don't have to have all the collectables, all the knowledge, or all the things in general.  All you need is a good group of friends and love for the parks, and the Elites have that, for sure.   It was a great interview, and we hope you think so, too. Disneyland social clubs have become increasingly popular as of late, and we are just as interested in them as you are! Plus we do some rumor follow up and let you know how you can make horrible hotel coffee at home.

Is DCA better than Disneyland?  Not if you know what's good for you ... Terrence threw this statement out on another show, and it sort of turned our whole world topsy-turvy: "I think DCA is better than Disneyland". Let that sink in ... this man thinks California Adventure is better - better - than Disneyland!   That notion has never even crossed my mind before, not to mention passed through my lips.  So we made Terrence prove it on this show. Check out this show and pay close attention to the points Terrence brings up to make his case. Did he sell you?  Is DCA better than Disneyland?  Let us know in the comments below!

 Change happens, but are changes at Disneyland a good thing? Change is good - the changing seasons, growing up, making different friends; even destructive events, such as fire, can bring about a good change.  But does this hold true for the changes at Disneyland?  With the coming Winter, the park transforms into a winter wonderland - new shows, new effects, new decorations abound.  On this show, we jump into some of the new changes at Disneyland that have already been made, mainly to the Jungle Cruise and to the coffee shop on Main Street, and we also turn the rumor mill with some internet hear-say of a few upcoming renovations to Disneyland. Plus, in our Little Known Fact of the Show, we break apart the mystery of the Disney Family crest, above Sleeping Beauty's castle - is it real, is it fake?  Come and find out!

 It's true - there are many unique things to do in Disneyland that don't require a line Disneyland and DCA have the unique ability to  be the best place in the world and the worst place, sometimes at the exact same moment.  Take away the rides, the fun things to look at, the music, and the art and you are left with ... mobs of people.  Navigating through a crowd can turn anyone's smile upside down, not to mention waiting in lines for rides with these people.  Hearing their conversations about food and family, all while their kids crawl over every rock and swing from every pole can be enough to drive anyone to rip their earz off and head to Carthay Lounge for a nice few Manhattans.   Sometimes you just need to step away from the lines and just enjoy the park,  which is why we came up with a list of cool and unique things to do in Disneyland while you are on crowd cool-down. So take a moment for yourself, grab a Dole Whip, and listen to some of the things that we like to do when a line break is needed, but we still aren't ready to go home.  

Looking for a good deal on tickets?  You just may need a Disneyland Annual Passport! The Disneyland Annual Passport is probably not something you hear about too often (unless you are hanging out with some true Disneyland fans), but these little beauties can offer a whole new world of park enjoyment.  10% off purchases, early park admission, even invitations to special events!  Getting an Annual Pass can be a bit of an investment, so in this episode of EarzUp!, we breakdown the pros and cons of these fancy tickets, and help you decide if picking one up is right for you.  Disneyland Annual Passports aren't for everyone, so hopefully we can help you figure that one out! Plus, we have a really cool park fact in this episode, one that clarifies a well-worn myth surrounding a certain water ride in Disneyland and the body count inside ... creepy! Be sure to like us on iTunes and become a subscriber - it's free and it won't hurt much at all!  

We'll help you in finding that elusive "great deal" on hotels near Disneyland! Finding a hotel never seems to be a real problem around Disneyland - there seems to be 8 billion little places to stay!  But how do you find the right hotel at the right price?  Jason, Terrence, and Taren walk you through the steps they use for finding the perfect hotels near Disneyland!  It's not all about price - location matters after a vacation to The Happiest Place on Earth.   After all, the last thing you want to be doing before you climb into those over-bleached sheets at your hotel-of-choice is to walk for 30, right?  Us, too, so we tell you all the factors that come into play for us when choosing a hotel. You can download the episode below, or simply zip over to iTunes and subscribe from there - you'll get every show as soon as it hits the internets!

In our first episode, Jason, Terrence, and Taren are tasked with making a list of their Top 5 recommended Disneyland rides for someone with only one day to spend at The Park.  Of course along with a Top 5 list comes a Bottom 5 list - find out what Disneyland rides didn't make the cut and why.  All this, plus our EarzUp! Factoid, a few tiny rants, and more!